Cathy Liska 
The S in GOALS = Strategized
Powerful goal setting for results includes the tips included in this blog series for exploring gigantic goals, the opportunities for success, analyzing the process, listing the steps, and strategizing. Strategizing supports the long-term success. How? In coach training programs, the questions coaches learn to ask include exploring how to evaluate progress, adjust, and celebrate success.
Specifically, in your strategy or with your coach, plan regular intervals to reflect on what is working and is not working. Define this so that you continue doing what does work and plan accordingly to adjust for what doesn’t work. For example, if your action plan included steps to earn a promotion and then you did not get the promotion, explore the reasons. Under “what did not work” might be specific tasks you took on to increase your visibility and they turned out to be low-profile. Under “what did work” might be skill development that resulted in productivity improvements. By exploring both, you have the knowledge to adjust your plan effectively and continue moving toward your goal.
Part of strategizing is deciding how you will measure success. When you do achieve the measurement, are you aware of it? Take the time to recognize what you have accomplished! How will you reward yourself? Valuing and respecting yourself through recognizing and rewarding both progress and success supports your long-term motivation and bigger successes.
If you do have a coach, how do you want them to support this for you?
In the next and last blog post of this series, all of these ideas are pulled together – follow it now so you receive the next one via email.
